Making A Great Video Blog: Making It Shine

Once you know how to make a video blog, there are ways for you to make it really stand out. Composition and backgrounds can give you visually pleasing shots. Avoiding noise in your environment and watching your audio levels can keep people engaged. Investing in a little equiptment can help you fake a “professional look.”

You are the star of the show, and what you say is the show itself, but a few smoke and mirrors fixes only amplify your voice. You don’t need to take on more than you’re comfortable with, a handheld phone can do the trick, but this video outlines all the ways you can take your video further when you’re ready.

Our first stop in Nebraska is in Lincoln: NET Nebraska, the headquarters for the state's network of public radio and television stations. Here the group met with experienced storytellers to learn more about environmental challenges that have been covered and the people the reporters met. From left: Dan Reed, Chad Davis, Eleanor Hasenbeck, Ilana Creinin, Laura Waxman, Topanga McBride, Diana Marcum, Laura Whaling, Will Lennon, Sydney Greene, Zack Smith and Kim Ossi.

Fighting nature with nature seems like a good idea – unless nature doesn’t care about geography. A 20-year-old federal decision to use a beetle to slow the spread of an invasive shrub is hurting an endangered songbird.